[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19978-19979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8514]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Durable Nursery
Products Exposure Survey
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing that a proposed collection of information
has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by May 11,
2011.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer,
FAX: 202-395-6974, or emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088. In
addition, written comments also should be submitted in http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088, or by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably
in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. A copy of the draft survey is available at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088, Supporting and
Related Materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information Technology, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
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Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-7671, lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the CPSC
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB
for review and clearance: Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey.
On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
(``CPSIA'') (Pub. L. 110-314) was enacted. Section 104 of the CPSIA
(referred to as the ``the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety
Notification Act'') (15 U.S.C. 2056a), requires the Commission to study
and develop safety standards for infant and toddler products. Such
durable infant and toddler products include, but are not limited to:
Full-size cribs and nonfull-size cribs; toddler beds; high chairs,
booster chairs, and hook-on chairs; bath seats; gates and other
enclosures for confining a child; play yards; stationary activity
centers; infant carriers; strollers; walkers; swings; and bassinets and
cradles. The Commission is required to evaluate the currently existing
voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler products and
promulgate a mandatory standard substantially the same as, or more
stringent than, the applicable voluntary standard.
In evaluating the current voluntary standards, CPSC staff requires
certain additional data to assess the potential future impacts of the
CPSIA mandatory efforts on durable infant and toddler products. The
draft Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey (``DNPES'' or
``survey'') is a national probability sample of households with
children five years old and younger, designed to determine the
prevalence of durable infant and toddler product ownership in
households, as well as the frequency and manner of use of such
products. In particular, the survey will seek information regarding
ownership characteristics; the life cycle of the products; and consumer
behaviors and perceptions regarding such products. The survey will
gather information on the characteristics and usage patterns of 24
categories of durable infant or toddler products and solicit
information on accidents or injuries associated with those products.
The information collected from the DNPES will help inform the
Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use, by
providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and usage
patterns. In addition to assisting the Commission's rulemaking efforts,
such information will also support ongoing voluntary standards
activities in which the Commission participates, compliance and
enforcement efforts, as well as information and education campaigns.
The data also will help identify consumer safety issues that need
additional research. Understanding better how these products are used
by consumers will help the Commission address potential hazards and
assess the sufficiency of current voluntary standards.
A small group of respondents (37) from different backgrounds
(including both English and Spanish speakers) were asked to participate
in cognitive testing (for the telephone survey) or usability testing
(for the Web version of the survey) to provide extensive feedback
regarding the clarity of specific questions. Results of the cognitive
and usability testing were used to revise the survey instruments, but
will not be included in the survey results for the main data
collection. A mail paper screener will be sent to 16,667 families to
determine whether sampled respondents are eligible for full DNPES
participation. Eligible respondents who have children ages 0 to 5 years
in their household will have Web- and computer-assisted telephone
interviewing (``CATI'') survey options for completing the full extended
DNPES. The DNPES will include approximately 24 categories with
questions about different infant or toddler products, but each
respondent will be limited to a maximum of three categories. The CATI
and Web programs will also ensure that each respondent's questions are
limited to the portions of the survey for which they have been
selected.
In the Federal Register of August 19, 2010 (75 FR 51245), the CPSC
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. No comments were received. However, CPSC
staff, on its own initiative, modified the burden hours to reflect more
accurately the estimated burden of the collection of information based
on feedback received from respondents of the cognitive and usability
tests.
Each cognitive interview or usability test takes approximately one
hour, for an estimated total of 37 burden hours. The initial mail paper
screener for the main data collection will be sent to approximately
16,667 households and will take approximately five minutes (.083333
hours) to complete. An estimated 2,000 eligible respondents will be
selected for telephone extended interviews (1,500 respondents) or Web
surveys (500 respondents). Each interview or survey will take
approximately 35 minutes (.583333 hours) to complete. Although the
staff initially contemplated approximately 30 minutes per interview or
survey, and four product categories per respondent, that number was
revised to 35 minutes per interview or survey, with a three product
limit per respondent, based on responses to the cognitive testing and
usability testing. The total estimated burden for all respondents is
2,592.6 hours, rounded up to 2,593 hours (167 hours more than the 2,426
hours previously proposed). The total cost to the respondents for the
total burden is estimated to be $71,659 ($5,138 more than the $66,521
previously proposed), based on an hourly rate of $27.42 (all workers in
private industry in Table 9 of the June 2010 Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation, Bureau of Labor Statistics (``BLS'')). The
hourly rate data has been updated to correspond with the most recently
available BLS data.
The estimated cost to the federal government is $1,026,763. Since
the study extends over three years, however, the estimated annualized
cost of the information collection requirements to the government is
$342,254.33, rounded down to $342,254, for the three-year period. This
sum includes contractors to implement and conduct the DNPES survey
($729,093), 21 staff months ($297,670) at an average level of GS-14
step 5 (($119,238/.701) / 12 months) x 21 months), using a 70.1 percent
ratio of wages and salary to total compensation from Table 1 of the
June 2010 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Dated: April 6, 2011.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-8514 Filed 4-8-11; 8:45 am]
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